| Service-Learning for Professors
Service-learning provides both professors and students a new learning environment that links the classroom with the community. The service-learning program at UW-Fond du Lac has been greatly increased due the efforts of Professor Michael Nofz, who describes how students benefit.
"Service-learning helps students to take the extra step in putting their course knowledge to the test. Knowledge acquired in the classroom really comes alive when it is applied to real community needs, with real consequences at stake. Service-learning goes to the heart of what a liberal arts education can and should be -- using knowledge for the betterment of our world."
Who benefits besides students?
Institutions benefit
- Enhances classroom discussion, and student’s education
- Advances the goals of Wisconsin Idea of a reciprocal partnership between the campus and its community
- Provides avenues for research, education, and other forms of scholarly development
- Furthers the UW-Fond du Lac’s goals of educating its students for responsible citizenship
- Enhances students civic and cultural experiences and understanding
- Utilizes the resources provided by a community, to create mutually beneficial partnerships
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Faculty benefits
- Discover a new relevance of course material to faculty, students, and the community
- Enable students to get more involved in coursework
- Build connections to the community
- Receive personal recognition, course recognition, and student recognition within the campus and in the community
- Courses are made more realistic by engaging students in real-life problems and challenges
- Faculty build connections with people in the community
- Potential for community-based research is enhanced
- Greater diversity of perspectives introduced into a course
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Thinking of starting a service-learning course?
Finding a community Partner
Use Volunteer Center of FDL County
650 N. Main St.
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
(920) 926-1414
Please see Forms/Resources for additional resources.
Professors involved with service-learning at the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac
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Michael Nofz
Professor of Sociology
AmeriCorps* VISTA Site Supervisor
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Pat Eby
Associate Professor of Music
Associate Dean
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